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116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
race were 1.83% of the population.
There were 11,260 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made u... | 10,800 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $49,390, and the median income for a family was $59,088. Males had a median income of $40,924 versus $30,428 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,562. Abo... | 10,801 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
1973 comprising a 15-member city council and a town manager. Since May 1989 a mayor is the elected leader of the city. The current city council consists of eleven members elected at large by the voters and is the legislative branch of the town government.
The current mayor of Agawam is William Sa... | 10,802 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
– E. Porter Peppermint distillery, later to become the "Agawam Gin" distillery.
1810 – A cotton mill was erected on the site of present-day Six Flags New England.
1812 – Agawam Woolen Mill was established on Elm Street. After a fire, the building was rebuilt in brick in 1889 and still exists. Th... | 10,803 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
for producing specialized printing presses. Later known as Kidder-Stacy, the plant closed in the 1990s, but the Main St plant still stands.
1953 – WWLP an NBC affiliate television station began operation with studios and transmitting facilities on Provin Mountain in Feeding Hills.
# Library.
Th... | 10,804 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
as the library in that section of town, replacing the Agawam Town Hall rooms.
The Feeding Hills branch moved to a building across the street from the Feeding Hills town hall when that structure was removed to make way for Granger school. In 1978 the libraries were consolidated in a new building a... | 10,805 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
1922, was first used as the High School, then as the Junior High, now a Middle School
- Agawam Junior High School – built in 1973
- Agawam High School – built in 1955
# Points of interest.
- The Agawam Historical Association operates the Agawam Historical and Fire House Museum at 35 Elm Street... | 10,806 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
in the Vietnam War, World War II, World War I, the Revolutionary War, or the Spanish–American War is displayed at Benjamin J. Phelps Elementary School.
- The 110 mile Metacomet-Monadnock Trail (a hiking trail) traverses the ridgeline of Provin Mountain in western Agawam.
- Robinson State Park, a... | 10,807 |
116791 | Agawam, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agawam,%20Massachusetts | Agawam, Massachusetts
rst funeral home in Agawam, opened in 1955 and is located at 184 Main Street in Agawam.
# Notable people.
- Creighton Abrams, who commanded military operations in Vietnam War
- Roger LeClerc, football player for the Chicago Bears
- Mike Martin, basketball head coach, Brown University
- Phil M... | 10,808 |
511876 | Black Creek, New York | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black%20Creek,%20New%20York | Black Creek, New York
Black Creek, New York
Black Creek (also New Hudson Corners) is a hamlet in the town of New Hudson, in Allegany County, New York, United States. The name is derived from a stream that flows nearby. The community lies between Cuba and Belfast on Route 305. Black Creek has a large population of Amis... | 10,809 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
Monson, Massachusetts
Monson is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The census-designated place of Monson Center lies at the center of the town.
# History.
The first colonist to settle in present-da... | 10,810 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
from local Native Americans.
The first permanent settlers arrived in 1715, and in 1735 the town of Brimfield was incorporated, and included present-day Monson within its boundaries. The western part of the town later separated, and was incorporated as the town of Monson in 1775. The town was name... | 10,811 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
Dwight W. Ellis, C. W. Holmes, and S. F. Cushman. In addition, Heiman & Lichten operated a successful straw and felt goods factory on Main Street.
Monson was also known for its granite quarries; the first quarry was opened in 1809, east of present-day Margaret Street. It was used for a short time... | 10,812 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
of the town, causing $11.9 million in property damage, which included 238 damaged buildings, 77 of which were damaged beyond repair. Several town landmarks were damaged or destroyed: the First Church of Monson and the Unitarian Universalist Church buildings each lost their steeple, the historic 19... | 10,813 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
is to the northeast, and Hartford, Connecticut, is to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.45%, are water. The majority of the town (the center part) is drained to the north by Chicopee Brook, a tributary of the Q... | 10,814 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
to the Connecticut in the state of Connecticut. The southernmost part of town is outside the Connecticut River watershed, draining south to the Middle River in Connecticut, which flows via the Willimantic and Shetucket rivers to the Thames River, reaching Long Island Sound at New London, Connectic... | 10,815 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
residing in the town. The population density was 188.8 people per square mile (72.9/km²). There were 3,213 housing units at an average density of 72.6 per square mile (28.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 0.67% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.01% Pacif... | 10,816 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the town, the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were... | 10,817 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
# Education.
The town of Monson has three public schools: Quarry Hill Community School for grades preschool through fourth; Granite Valley Middle School for grades five ... | 10,818 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
abolitionist and suffragist Lucy Stone, and two United States Supreme Court justices: William Strong and Henry Billings Brown. Notable faculty members included US Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, and Louise Torrey Taft, the mother of President William Howard Taft. In 1971, the academy merged wi... | 10,819 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
New England Central Railroad passes north-south through the town, roughly parallel to Route 32. No passenger service is available. The Boston & Albany Railroad line, now operated by CSX, travels across the northwestern part of the town.
# Notable people.
- Allan Bérubé (1946–2007), historian, ac... | 10,820 |
116801 | Monson, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monson,%20Massachusetts | Monson, Massachusetts
08–1876), Congressman
- Albert G. Riddle (1816–1902), Congressman
- Sal Salvador (1928–1999), jazz musician
- Eliphalet Trask (1806-1890), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- Henry Martin Tupper (1831–1893), minister and educator
- William L. Utley (1814-1887), military officer and politic... | 10,821 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee ( ) is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 55,298, making it the secon... | 10,822 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
I-90, I-91, I-291, and I-391. State routes such as Route 33, 116, and 141, are major providers of regional linkage.
The communities of Chicopee Center (Cabotville), Chicopee Falls, Willimansett, Fairview, Smith Highlands, Aldenville, Burnett Road, and Westover are located in the city.
# Name.
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116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
"chikkuppee" ("of cedar") may be the adjective form of "chickkup" ("cedar").
# History.
## Nayasett (Cabotville and Chicopee Falls).
In 1636, William Pynchon purchased land from the Agawam Indians on the east side of the Connecticut River. He moved from the Town of Roxbury to Springfield to f... | 10,824 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
was the name given to the area of what are now Chicopee Center and Chicopee Falls. The settlement in the upper district was at Skipmuck (possibly based on Nipmuc "Skipmaug," meaning "chief fishing place" or "Shipmuck," meaning "big watery place"), a place above the falls on the south side of the... | 10,825 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
within two years. This was accomplished and the business flourished.
In 1823, Jonathan Dwight purchased the water privilege at Skenungonuck Falls in Chicopee. He built a textile mill and five years later, it operated 14,000 spindles and nearly 500 looms, making it the second-largest operation i... | 10,826 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
in Springfield wanted that jurisdiction to remain a town, rather than become a city and take on a mayoral form of government. By partitioning Chicopee, those political factions prevented Springfield from becoming a city until 1852. The result was that Springfield lost 2/5 of its land area and ne... | 10,827 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
adopted the motto ""Industriae Variae"," which means "Various Industries". Chicopee's industries included cotton mills, woolen mills, textiles, brass and iron foundries, paper making, footwear factories, for leather boots and shoes, the first lucifer matches, and ship building. In nearby South H... | 10,828 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
a major provider of cannon to the Union army during the Civil War. The Stevens Arms plant (later Savage) was responsible for most of the No. 4 Enfields manufactured for the British under Lend-Lease. Chicopee was home to production of the first gasoline-powered automobile made in the United State... | 10,829 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
from the surging popularity of the safety bicycle during the bicycle boom of the 1890s. At its height in 1894, Overman's factory employed over 1,200 workers. The boom eventually went bust, as overproduction drove the price of bicycles down. By 1901 the Overman firm was out of business.
## Libra... | 10,830 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
Land sales in Chicopee were recorded in 1659, but apparently no homes were built immediately.
Winthrop McKinstry writes that the sons of Deacon Samuel Chapin appear to be the first home builders. Henry Chapin is believed to have constructed his at Exchange and West streets (lower Chicopee) in 1... | 10,831 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
on the plains at the top of the hill. The Chapins used the land in common for grazing livestock and built ice houses near several large ponds. The ponds were drained by several brooks which flowed into the Connecticut River.
At the end of the 19th century, the city voted to build the Willimanse... | 10,832 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
village had developed into quintessential Americana with a high percentage of French Canadian inhabitants. In total, Chicopee became four distinct commercial and political sub-divisions, each with its own ethnic makeup representing its own special interests and, much too frequently, in conflict ... | 10,833 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
located were a popular sledding and skiing location winters.
## Fairview.
Fairview is the northern-most neighborhood (village) in Chicopee and originally included the lands that are now part of Westover ARB. Primarily agricultural, Fairview was known for its tobacco farms. After 1939, Westover... | 10,834 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
laying out streets which he named for family members and divided the land up into 60-by-170 feet lots. French-Canadian factory workers from Chicopee Falls, Cabotville (Chicopee Center), and Holyoke began to build up the community. Sold for a selling price of $150 with $10 down, the first house w... | 10,835 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
had wished to keep Springfield a "town," instead of becoming a "city," which would give it a mayoral form of government. To keep Springfield sufficiently unpopulated to subvert a state regulation that would have required it to become a city, they partitioned Chicopee, which contained approximate... | 10,836 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
first mayor on January 5, 1891.
Westover Field was created by a war-readiness appropriation signed by president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. The site used to be tobacco crop fields east of and part of Fairview, east of Aldenview, and northern Willimansett. It was assigned to the United States... | 10,837 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
city is made up of several neighborhoods; the result of the city's origin as a collection of four villages in the northernmost part of Springfield, which seceded from it in 1848. Chicopee Falls, Chicopee Center (Cabotville), Fairview, and Willimansett continued to develop. In the early 1900s, Al... | 10,838 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
to the northeast and South Hadley to the north. Chicopee is located away from Hartford, away from Boston, from Albany and from New York City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (4.31%) is water. The Chicopee River flows through the ... | 10,839 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
section.
# Culture.
## Events.
- The Great New England Air Show is an annual two-day air show held at Westover Air Reserve Base. 300,000 visitors attended in 2008 to a show that featured the USAF Thunderbirds. Approximately 210,000 attended the highly anticipated 2012 show, Although no major ... | 10,840 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
2018 celebrating the 78th anniversary of Westover ARB with the US Navy's Blue Angels headlining in their first appearance at the base.
- The Sword Game is an annual football game that began in 1964 after the founding of Chicopee's second high school, Chicopee Comprehensive High School. It is he... | 10,841 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
Fireball Club and ran from 1974 until 1997. It was dormant for years, and then revived and held at Szot Park in May 2015. In May 2016, Chicopee's Kielbasa Festival became part of a larger cultural event when it was moved to the Big E grounds in West Springfield.
## Sites.
- Ames Tower in Cabot... | 10,842 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
and a fountain.
- Chicopee Memorial State Park, located in the Burnett Road neighborhood and used to be known as the Cooley Brook Reservoir and Watershed, the park has been developed into a high use active recreation area. The total area is including two ponds. Activities include swimming, fish... | 10,843 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
loft in 1920. During the parish's 1991 centennial, Pope John Paul II designated it a Minor Basilica.
- The Cabotville Historic Sycamore Trees, trees that were present when Chicopee became a town in 1848, matured when it became a city in 1890. They were designated Heritage Trees in 1999 by the C... | 10,844 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee City Hall, built in 1871 in the Romanesque style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Place on July 30, 1974.
- The Chicopee War Memorial, located off of the intersection of Bonneville Avenue and Front Street. It is home to several statues and monuments to World War II ve... | 10,845 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
the north edge of the Elms College campus on the corner of Springfield and Fairview Streets (199 Springfield Street). It is described by Kristin O'Connell ("The Architectural Heritage of Chicopee") as a less pure example of the French Second Empire style, because of its asymmetrical exterior and... | 10,846 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
exhibits, concerts, conferences, seminars, films, plays, and lectures regarding the cultural traditions, contributions, and history of Poland, the Polish people, and the Polish diaspora.
- The Uniroyal Office Building, a historic building in Chicopee Falls that was part of the Uniroyal Industri... | 10,847 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
installation known as Westover Field, it became Westover Air Force Base when the Air Force became an independent service in 1947. From 1955 until 1974, it was a Strategic Air Command (SAC) installation. Transferred to the Air Force Reserve in 1974, it was renamed Westover Air Reserve Base and is... | 10,848 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
are also located at Westover.
# Economy.
Chicopee is mostly a service economy with a mixture of small, local businesses and national chains. Reflecting the city's history, many businesses are Polish-American and include the Chicopee Provision Company, a major producer of Polish sausage kielbas... | 10,849 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
pour-over coffeemaker, which has been produced with the same design since 1941. Chicopee also hosts the Buxton Company, which "designs, manufactures, and markets personal leather goods, travel kits, and gifts collections for men and women." Founded as L.A.W. Novelty Co. in 1898, the firm changed... | 10,850 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
of the census of 2010, Chicopee was 3.1% black, 1.6% Asian, 18.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 75% white
As of the census of 2000, there were 54,653 people, 23,117 households, and 14,147 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,389.7 people per square mile (922.7/km²). The... | 10,851 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee is the second largest municipality in Western Massachusetts, after Springfield (defining Western Massachusetts as Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire counties).
There were 23,117 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married... | 10,852 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,672, and the median inc... | 10,853 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
arts college offering thirty-three academic majors. It was first founded in 1897 as a girls' preparatory academy in Pittsfield, the Academy of Our Lady of the Elms. In 1899, it moved to Chicopee as St. Joseph's Normal College. A charter for the school to operate as a women's liberal arts college... | 10,854 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
Bishop & Martyr's Parish Bishop and Martyr on Front Street.
Within the past decade, a number of private elementary schools and their associated parishes have closed. These include Assumption School which served the former Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish, Saint Patrick's School whic... | 10,855 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
was founded in 1963 at the campus of the former Saint Jerome High School in Holyoke. In 2002 it relocated to the campus of Saint Hyacinth Seminary in Granby. It moved to its current location in September 2008.
# Notable people.
- Scott Barnes, pitcher for Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue J... | 10,856 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
Major League Baseball player
- George S. Irving, actor and singer
- Joe Jackson, gridiron football player
- Philip Labonte, musician, vocalist for All That Remains
- Arthur MacArthur Jr., Army General
- Victoria Principal, attended Chicopee Comprehensive High School through her junior year,... | 10,857 |
116795 | Chicopee, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicopee,%20Massachusetts | Chicopee, Massachusetts
ht Manufacturing Company Housing District
- Overman Wheel Company
- List of mill towns in Massachusetts
- Polish Cathedral style
- Polish National Home
- Springfield Street Historic District
- Belcher Lodge
- Valentine School
- Westover Metropolitan Airport
- Willimansett Bridge
# Furt... | 10,858 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
Lake Edward
Lake Edward, Rutanzige or Edward Nyanza is the smallest of the African Great Lakes. It is located in the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, with its northern shore a few kilometres south of th... | 10,859 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
overthrow in 1979, it recovered its former name.
In 2014, the lake was the center of an oil dispute. SOCO international entered the premises of the Virunga National Park wherethe lake is situated to prospect for oil. However villagers and workers who attempted to stop the oil company from entering the area... | 10,860 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
maximum points, and covers a total surface area of , making it the 15th-largest on the continent. The lake is fed by the Nyamugasani River, the Ishasha River, the Rutshuru River, the Ntungwe River, and the Rwindi River. Lake George to the northeast empties into it via the Kazinga Channel. Lake Edward emptie... | 10,861 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
Fields, with extensive cones and craters, lie either side of the Kazinga Channel on the northwest shore of the lake. It is thought that Lakes George and Edward used to be joined as one larger lake, but lava from these fields flowed in and divided it, leaving only the Kazinga Channel as the remnant of the pa... | 10,862 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
Lake Katwe, occupies a crater across and is separated from Lake Edward by just of land. The crater is about deep, and Lake Katwe's surface is about lower than Lake Edward's. It is remarkable that the volcanic origin of this area southeast of the Ruwenzoris was not known until it was reported by G. F. Scott ... | 10,863 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
the Virunga National Park (Congo) and the Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda) and does not have extensive human habitation on its shores, except at Ishango (DRC) in the north, home to a park ranger training facility. About two-thirds of its waters are in the DRC and one third in Uganda. Apart from Ishang... | 10,864 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
to many species of fish, including populations of "Bagrus docmak", "Oreochromis niloticus", "Oreochromis leucostictus", and over 50 species of "Haplochromis" and other haplochromine species, of which only 25 are formally described. Fishing is an important activity among local residents. Fauna living on the ... | 10,865 |
511863 | Lake Edward | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake%20Edward | Lake Edward
o nations of Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo on Lake Edward. This skirmish began as a result of Congolese naval vessels being sent to investigate reports of the Ugandan navy apprehending several Congolese fishing vessels, and civilians. This clash resulted in the deaths of one person, and the wo... | 10,866 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
Granville, Massachusetts
Granville is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
# History and descrip... | 10,867 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
Revolutionary War remains the largest real estate purchase in US history. The population in Granville expanded quickly, peaking at 2,100 in 1810, when it rivaled Springfield. However, likely due to the rocky soil in New England, many settlers eventually migrated west, some establishing the town... | 10,868 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
The village center features an old-fashioned country store, known for its cellar-aged cheese.
In addition to period architecture, Granville is the watershed for three reservoirs: Barkhamsted, the main source for the Hartford metropolitan district; Cobble Mountain, the main source for the city ... | 10,869 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
town, and Massachusetts Route 189 leads south from the town center to the Connecticut border. Hartford, Connecticut, is to the south via Route 189.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Granville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.87%, are water.
Granville ... | 10,870 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.69% White, 0.26% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 556 hous... | 10,871 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
town, the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there... | 10,872 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
Granville public library began in 1894. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Granville spent 0.68% ($31,979) of its budget on its public library—some $18 per person.
# Points of interest.
- Granville State Forest
- Granville Center Historic District
- Granville Village Historic District
- Nobe... | 10,873 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
Oliver Phelps (1749–1809), merchant and politician
- Austin Scott (1848–1922), historian and college president
- Seward Smith (1830–1886?), lawyer, politician, and judge
- Sabrina Tavernise (b. 1971), journalist
# Annual events.
## Granville Harvest Fair.
Running through Columbus Day week... | 10,874 |
116797 | Granville, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Granville,%20Massachusetts | Granville, Massachusetts
Village School to the Granville Town Hall (1.4 miles) and has shops lining the streets with a majority of the fair centered at the school, town hall and the town green. A busing system would travel between these three points, however, as of 2012 the fair removed the town hall from being the las... | 10,875 |
116808 | Tolland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tolland,%20Massachusetts | Tolland, Massachusetts
Tolland, Massachusetts
Tolland is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 485 at the 2010 census, making it the smallest town in Hampden County by population.
# History.
Tolland was f... | 10,876 |
116808 | Tolland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tolland,%20Massachusetts | Tolland, Massachusetts
east to Agawam and west New Marlborough. The West Branch of the Farmington River forms most of the western boundary of the town. The southern end of Otis Reservoir is in the northern part of town. The eastern part of town is drained by tributaries of the Hubbard River, which flows southeast to th... | 10,877 |
116808 | Tolland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tolland,%20Massachusetts | Tolland, Massachusetts
the town's area.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 426 people, 169 households, and 114 families residing in the town. The population density was 13.5 people per square mile (5.2/km²). There were 478 housing units at an average density of 15.1 per square mile (5.8/km²). The ra... | 10,878 |
116808 | Tolland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tolland,%20Massachusetts | Tolland, Massachusetts
were non-families. Of all households 28.4% were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the town, the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 3.3% fr... | 10,879 |
116808 | Tolland, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tolland,%20Massachusetts | Tolland, Massachusetts
median income for a household in the town was $53,125, and the median income for a family was $65,417. Males had a median income of $41,094 versus $35,278 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,126. About 2.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, in... | 10,880 |
511848 | Klein, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klein,%20Texas | Klein, Texas
Klein, Texas
Klein is an unincorporated community in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within north Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordering Texas State Highway 99 to the north, Texas State Highway 249 to the west, Interstate 45 to the east, and the city of Houston to the south. I... | 10,881 |
511848 | Klein, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klein,%20Texas | Klein, Texas
Collins, actress Sherry Stringfield, singer/songwriter Derek Webb, songwriter Aaron Tate, singer/songwriter Chase Hamblin, actor Ben Rappaport, Major League Baseball players David Murphy and Josh Barfield, NFL players Randy Bullock, Ashton Youboty, Mike Green (running back), and Olympic gold medalists Laur... | 10,882 |
511848 | Klein, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klein,%20Texas | Klein, Texas
Government and infrastructure.
## Local government.
The Klein Volunteer Fire Department, headquartered at 16810 Sqyures and operates with eight stations, serves areas considered to be Klein. KVFD stations in areas with Klein postal addresses. Klein FD is funded by Harris County ESD 16.
Klein FD is opera... | 10,883 |
511848 | Klein, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klein,%20Texas | Klein, Texas
34, Rescue 34, Squad 34, Reserve Engine 38
Station 35 at Boudreaux near Miramar Lake Blvd. Engine 35, Rehab 35, Booster 35
Station 36 at N. Eldridge Parkway at North Point Blvd. Engine 36, Ladder 36, Booster 36
Station 37 at 5518 Winding Ridge Drive. Engine 37, Equipment 37, Utility 37
## County, state... | 10,884 |
511848 | Klein, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klein,%20Texas | Klein, Texas
Debbie Riddle represents the 150th legislative district.
The United States Postal Service operates the Klein Post Office at 7717 Louetta Road.
# Education.
The Klein community is primarily served by the Klein Independent School District, established by the Texas Legislature in 1977. The Klein ISD area j... | 10,885 |
511848 | Klein, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klein,%20Texas | Klein, Texas
race, accounted for 28.9 percent of the population. About 27.7% of families live below the poverty line.
# Parks and recreation.
Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner operates the Klein Park. The park has four lighted athletic ball fields and toilet facilities.
Meyer Park, a 40-acre park, which straddle... | 10,886 |
511848 | Klein, Texas | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klein,%20Texas | Klein, Texas
or 28.9 percent of the population. About 27.7% of families live below the poverty line.
# Parks and recreation.
Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner operates the Klein Park. The park has four lighted athletic ball fields and toilet facilities.
Meyer Park, a 40-acre park, which straddles Cypresswood Roa... | 10,887 |
511881 | The Power of Darkness | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Power%20of%20Darkness | The Power of Darkness
The Power of Darkness
The Power of Darkness (, Vlast' t'my) is a five-act drama by Leo Tolstoy. Written in 1886, the play's production was forbidden in Russia until 1902, mainly through the influence of Konstantin Pobedonostsev. In spite of the ban, the play was unofficially produced and read num... | 10,888 |
511881 | The Power of Darkness | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Power%20of%20Darkness | The Power of Darkness
Stanislavski, the Russian theatre practitioner, had wanted to stage the play in 1895; he had persuaded Tolstoy to rewrite act four along lines that Stanislavski had suggested, but the production did not materialise. He eventually staged it with his Moscow Art Theatre in 1902. That production opene... | 10,889 |
511881 | The Power of Darkness | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Power%20of%20Darkness | The Power of Darkness
staged the play at his "proletarian Volksbühne" (a rival to the Volksbühne), in Berlin. "Our intention," Piscator writes, "was to move toward a political message from a broad artistic base." The production opened on 19 January at the Central-Theater on the Alte Jakob Strasse. Having aimed for "the... | 10,890 |
511881 | The Power of Darkness | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The%20Power%20of%20Darkness | The Power of Darkness
tic detail distracted from the core meaning of the play.
# Works cited.
- Adler, Jacob. 1999. "A Life on the Stage: A Memoir". Translated by Lulla Rosenfeld. New York: Knopf. .
- Benedetti, Jean. 1999. "Stanislavski: His Life and Art". Revised edition. Original edition published in 1988. London... | 10,891 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
Southwick, Massachusetts
Southwick is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,502 at the 2010 census, up from 8,835 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
# History.
Southwick was originally inhabit... | 10,892 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
it was nicknamed "Poverty Plains" because the land was thought to be infertile. Its first residential home was built by Samuel Fowler and his wife Naomi Noble on what is now College Highway (US 202 and MA 10), about a quarter mile north of the current town center.
In colonial times, church att... | 10,893 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
joined Suffield, Connecticut, as the result of a simultaneous secession of citizens in that part of the village.
## Independence.
Ultimately, Southwick became a fully independent town in 1770. The town remained divided until 1793, when Massachusetts claimed the area (known as the "jog"). A bo... | 10,894 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
through Southwick. Irish immigrants came to the area to labor on this project. Developers spoke of Southwick's potential, calling it the "Port of the World". Farmers worried that the canal would drain the area's lakes. It was reported that citizens would kick in the banks to damage the canal. T... | 10,895 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
railroad came the ice industry and the tourist resorts around the Congamond Lakes (which were named "Wenekeiamaug" by the previous Native peoples). Several ornate hotels and dance halls were built, as well as a small amusement park. During the Industrial Era, summer vacationers and daytrippers ... | 10,896 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
local girls would gather letters thrown by the soldiers from the train – and forward them to the intended recipients at the post office. The last train to pass along these tracks was around 1976. As of 2008, the old railway is in the process of being converted into a rail trail leading to Granb... | 10,897 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
stored in massive ice houses in blocks and delivered via railway for food storage from New York City to Boston before electric refrigerators were available for public purchase.
# Town center.
The original town center was located adjacent the Old Cemetery on College Highway at Klaus Anderson R... | 10,898 |
116805 | Southwick, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southwick,%20Massachusetts | Southwick, Massachusetts
Road, Depot Street, and College Highway).
## Remains of the original town green.
At the busy intersection of College Highway (U.S. Route 202) at Granville Road (Massachusetts Route 57 west) and Depot Street there was a town green. Basic markets of trade, communication, medical and grooming se... | 10,899 |
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